Vintage 2012: Wine trade staff from China on ten-day Australia tour
~ By Jim Boyce Wine Australia is hosting 38 people from China’s food and beverage sector on a Down Under tour called Vintage 2012. The …
Month: February 2012
China wine word: Decanter’s Sarah Kemp reflects on Jia Bei Lan brouhaha
~ By Jim Boyce Decanter publishing director Sarah Kemp visited Beijing this week and I asked her about the brouhaha over Jia Bei Lan becoming …
Grand Crunnan: Moet Hennessy, VATS to jointly make wine in southern China
By Jim Boyce Terril Yue Jones of Reuters is reporting from the Yunnan-Tibet border where a signing ceremony has been held for a joint venture …
Ningxia wine: Jia Bei Lan 2009 launch set for mid-March in Beijing
By Jim Boyce Look for much-talked about wine Jia Bei Lan 2009, from operation Helan Qing Xue in the Ningxia region, to be first launched …
High praise: Jeremy Oliver gives Chinese wine Jia Bei Lan 19 out of 20
~ By Jim Boyce Australian wine writer Jeremy Oliver, who now has two books published in Chinese, visited Beijing a few months ago and tried …
Inside look: China’s Ningxia region joining OIV as observer
~ By Jim Boyce Word is Ningxia has become the first province/region in China to be accepted as an official observer in the International Organisation …
Indian wine in China: CWS to import two reds, one white from Grover
~ By Jim Boyce Word is that CWS will start importing and distributing wines from longstanding Indian operation Grover within the next three months. CWS, …
China wine moves: Links Concept says Antinori, Haras de Pirque to join portfolio
Update: Summergate reports it has added winery Tasca d’Almerita from Sicily to its distribution portfolio and that it will add more Italian wines, particularly from …
China wine moves: Jebsen to add Bollinger, Ayala, Chanson Pere et Fils
Look for Jebsen Fine Wines to become exclusive China importer and distributor of Chanson Pere et Fils and Champagne brands Bollinger and Ayala, all owned …
China Bulk Wine Imports 2011: Spain tops Chile, Now Biggest Source
By Jim Boyce Bottled wine imports have risen steadily, year after year, with France and Australia long the top two sources and Spain, Italy, Chile …